Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities worldwide, the market-leading text owes its success to the unique way in which it combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and practical exercises that help students apply what they learn. Each chapter of Peter Northouse's…

This is the thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the bestselling book Exploring Leadership. The book is designed to help college students understand that they are capable of being effective leaders and to guide them in developing their leadership potential. Exploring Leadership incorporates new insights and material developed in the…

To provide a learning unit on leadership, religious tolerance, and social customs, this paper used a 16th century Mogul Indian prince's life to promote discussion on these topics. The story of Akbar's life included his early years, education, and leadership ability, and advice from Kautilya, a fourth century Indian statesman, was interspersed…

Among the native peoples who occupied the western Great Basin were a great many outstanding personalities. Various types of leaders, referred to as "headmen" or "talkers," as well as medicine men, religious leaders, and artists, played very significant roles in the history of this area. The social organization of the Western…

Brief biographies and pen and ink portraits of over 40 chiefs and other distinguised American Indians comprise this book. Each page contains a full page portrait and a biography that notes tribal affiliation, important dates, geographical location, major accomplishments, and dealings with other tribes, white settlers, and the United States or…

This guide on leadership is intended for college students exploring the nature of leadership, the leadership role, and individual leadership styles. The frame of reference used combines educational and psychological perspectives that emphasize learning about oneself and understanding oneself in relation to others. Chapters are organized around…

This module is part of a set of management and supervisor training (MAST) materials developed by the Department of Energy for the Waste Isolation Division. Its stated purpose is to enable trainees to develop and apply leadership in the workplace. The first section of the module is an introduction that includes a terminal objective and opening…

This learning unit on team leading is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to develop the supervisor's knowledge of team leading and to enable the supervisor to select a leadership style appropriate to the circumstances. An introduction provides…

This research product contains the scripts and associated workbooks from two audiovisual training modules designed to remediate deficiencies on the Leadership Assessment Program leadership dimensions of sensitivity and influence. Intended to help cadets/officer candidates develop skills in these dimensions, the modules are designed around…

This facilitator's guide and student workbook package includes a high school curriculum designed to establish a foundation for adolescent/young adult leadership education programs. It targets diverse, at-risk teenagers, presenting an adaptable and broad-based perspective of leadership. The facilitator's guide takes instructors and students through…

This individualized, competency-based unit on understanding the nature of small business, the first of 18 modules, is on the third level of the revised Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). Intended for the advanced secondary and postsecondary levels and for adults wanting training or retraining, this unit, together with the…

This volume combines two separately published documents, an instructor's guide and a student reference for a course on leadership and personal development. Each document consists of 3 units containing 17 lessons. Following acknowledgments, a foreword, table of contents, and student evaluation sheet are the three units: (1) Leadership I; (2)…

This history of Navajo leadership and government, part of the sixth-ninth grade Navajo bilingual-bicultural social studies curriculum from the Navajo Curriculum Centers, covers types of government from the animal leaders of Navajo legend to modern times. The text is divided into five chapters: "The First Leaders,""New Neighbors--New…

This instructor guide for a unit on entrepreneurship potential in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 2 of…

This document is a leader's guide for conducting a course in improving self-esteem for mature middle- and upper-class women. After a section on characteristics needed by group leaders and pointers on conducting group discussions, the document contains lesson plans for eight discussion-group lessons. Topics covered during the eight sessions include…